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Free Pattern for Knitted Easter Chick (containing creme egg)

Submitted by Anjie Davison on Sun, 03/15/2009 - 18:22.
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Easter chick with creme egg body
Booty from charity shop

When I went to Hitchin on Friday I went into a charity shop and found some yarn and plastic knitting needles. When I went to pay for them on the counter they had a basket containing little knitted chicks. I picked one up and realised inside the chick was a Cadbury's creme egg, so sweet! I bought one of the chicks. When I got home I made up my own free pattern.

To make a chick you will need...

  1. Small amount of yellow DK yarn
  2. A pair of needles UK size 3.75mm / 9 / US 5
  3. Small amount of stuffing for the head
  4. Small piece of felt for the beak
  5. Chocolate egg, plastic or hard boiled!

Body:

Cast on 26 stitches. 

  1. Row 1: K1, increase 1, K to the end.
  2. Repeat first row until you have 36 stitches on the needle (10 rows) 
  3. Knit four rows. (14 rows)  

Shape the tail:* (abbreviations expanded to make it clearer)

  1. Row 1: K3, bring yfwd, slip next stitch, ybk, move slip stitch back to left needle. Turn 
  2. Row 2: K3 to end 
  3. Row 3: K2, bring yfwd, slip next stitch, ybk, move slip stitch back to left needle. Turn 
  4. Row 4: K2 to end 
  5. Row 5: Cast off 10 stitches, K to end
  6. Repeat last five row for the other side to shape tail. 
  7. You will have 16 stitches left in the centre of your knitting.
Head:
  1. Rows 1-4: Knit 
  2. Row 5: K1, K2tog, K to last three stitches, K2tog, K1. 
  3. Rows 6-8: Same as row 5 
  4. Rows 9-10: Knit
This will leave you with 8 stitches. Cut the yarn leaving a length 30cm (12") long.Thread a needle with the 30cm length and run it through the 8 remaining stitches, pull them tight. Continue with the yarn to sew up the head, back and side leaving a hole big enough to insert an egg. Stuff the head lightly. Insert the egg, this will give you the body shape making it easy to see where the neck should be. With a needle threaded with the yarn, do a running stitch to cinch the neck (not too tight) fasten off securely. The eyes are french knots made from black yarn. Sew on a beak made from red felt
 
*Shape the tail, abbreviations expanded
 
Row 1: Knit 3 stitches, bring yarn to the front of the work, slip the next stitch onto your right needle, move yarn to the back of your work, move the slipped stitch back to the left needle. Turn
 
Row 2: Knit 3 stitches to end
 
Row 3: Knit 2 stitches, bring yarn to the front of the work, slip the next stitch onto your right needle, move yarn to the back of your work, move the slipped stitch back to the left needle. Turn
 
Row 4: Knit 2 stitches end
 
Row 5: Cast off 10 stitches, knit to end
 
Repeat the 5 rows for the other side to shape the tail
 
You should have 16 stitches left in the centre of your knitting

 

Fluffy Chicks

Using my basic Chick Pattern I made some fluffy additions, see them here. I used Fancy Yarn (Fur) instead of the DK yarn and a pair of size 3.75mm (9 UK, 5 US) size needles, you may require larger or smaller size needles, depending on your knitting tension. 

This is how the chick pattern should look before being sewn up
Easter chick with creme egg body
An alternative fluffy chick
Blue bird of happiness chick!
Three fluffy chicks
57 Comments
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 08:33.

Hi there, I have a very small little business selling handmade items and wondered if you would mind if I used your pattern to make a sell some chicks for Easter :)

Submitted by Anjie Davison on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 13:56.

H,

Yes that is fine go ahead

Submitted by Rachel Cooper (not verified) on Sat, 08/06/2011 - 21:53.

This is so much fun to make I used Bernat Boa type yarn and it made it look like it really had feathers! Thank you so much for sharing this pattern!

Submitted by A Bookish Space (not verified) on Mon, 05/16/2011 - 08:41.

Thank you so very much for this lovely pattern. I am just learning how to knit, but am having some problems with the tail.

I have followed the patterns for the body and have 36 stitches. For the first row of the tale, what does move yarn forwards and move yearn back mean? I have looked on videos on youtube, and the ones I have found for bring yarn forwards seems to involve wrapping the yarn around the right needle counter clockwise to create another stitch. I don't think this can be right, as row 5 says cast off 10 stitches. When this is repeared to create to other side of the tale, I should then be left with 16 stitches, so I don't think I should be creating any stiches with the yarn forwards. Please case you help?

Row 1: K3, bring yfwd, slip next stitch, ybk, move slip stitch back to left needle. Turn
Row 2: K3 to end
Row 3: K2, bring yfwd, slip next stitch, ybk, move slip stitch back to left needle. Turn
Row 4: K2 to end
Row 5: Cast off 10 stitches, K to end
Repeat last five row for the other side to shape tail.
You will have 16 stitches left in the centre of your knitting.

Submitted by odette (not verified) on Thu, 04/21/2011 - 00:16.

hello
thak you for this chick pattern we have a party on easter i want to use the chicks with an egg like a present

Submitted by sinead (not verified) on Sat, 04/16/2011 - 13:35.

hey anjie love your blog im only a beginner in knitting but i attempted a creme egg chick and it turned out great!!!! (ok mum helped me with the tail , she has been knitting for 40 years now!!! a total pro (: )

Submitted by marian (not verified) on Fri, 04/15/2011 - 17:11.

Thankyou so much, I'm going to enjoy knitting these little chicks for all the family.

Submitted by adele (not verified) on Wed, 04/06/2011 - 23:06.

Hiya... A new knitter from Ireland here! Thanks for posting your helpful pattern and photos! I'm in the middle of trying my first chick and I have one (stupid) question: I've done my last row (8 stitches) and am wondering do I cast them off or just take them off the needle and then starting sowing. You don't mention casting off so I just wanted to make sure. I've never done anything that didn't involve casting off at the end. I would be really grateful for an answer because I'd love to finish it !

Submitted by Anjie Davison on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 06:11.

Hi Adele,

This explanation might help to clarify the last row - The last 8 stitches you don't cast off instead cut the yarn leaving a length 30cm (12") long. Thread a needle with the 30cm length and run it through the 8 remaining stitches, as you take them off the needle (like gathering)pull them tight. Hope this helped

Submitted by Jennifer Scotland (not verified) on Sat, 04/02/2011 - 19:50.

Hi How fabulous are you had just phoned my local wool shop to enquire about this pattern and she did'nt have it anymore I remember knitting these years ago and with the cream egg in for my 5 grandchildren , my church is having a easter egg decorating competiton and i had thought up an idea using this pattern so I will now get cracking enter the competition and make some extra to sell for church funds thanks again

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